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onomic stressors during a ten year period In this section I will inve ethnic violence the symbolist political theory developed by Political Science scholar Stuart Kaufman and the rational choice th. UN Peacekeeping. Josh . H. ombrebueno. Background. Before the 1960’s, Rwanda was ruled by the country of Belgium. The Belgians favoured the ethnic group known as the “Tutsis”, who made up 15% of the nation’s population, because they looked more European than the other ethnic group known as the “Hutus”.. s. . “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” . ~. Elie. Wiesel. That there was more than one. Did you know?. The . Defenition. . Holocaust. - . any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. Project report. BCM390, “Media, war and peace,” autumn session, 2013. University of Wollongong. The project report had two components. For details of the assignment see . http://www.bmartin.cc/classes/BCM390_13outline.pdf. By: Cecilia, Elizabeth, and Anton 802. By: Cecilia. Introduction to Rwandan Genocide. What was the Rwanda Genocide ? . The . Rwanda Genocide involved the Hutus and the Tutsis. From April to July 1994, people of the Hutu ethnic majority killed approximately 800,000 people, a large percentage of the Tutsis ethnic minority. The genocide began by the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal . Definition. The International Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide . defines . ______________________ as “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such. (CNLG). KWIBUKA23 AND THE FIGHT AGAINST GENOCIDE DENIAL AND IDEOLOGY. Presented . by:. Jean-Damascène Gasanabo, PhD. Director General. Research and Documentation Center on Genocide. CNLG. Berlin, 7 April 2017. The conflict between the Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu communities took place between April and June of 1994, and caused a massive genocide of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly consisting of Tutsis. The attacks began with two Hutu government officials being shot down in their plane, which Hutus believed was caused by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a Tutsi rebellion group. The RPF, however, denies this. They believe the Hutus performed this act for an excuse to start war. . MQ-1B Predator Wingspan: 55 Feet. MQ-1B Predator carries 2. AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles – . each 100 . lbs. and 5 feet long - . Alwaki. Drone Assassinations. Pakistan – 297 drone strikes killing 1800 people, 300-400 non-combatants. on April 6, 1994, and for . the next . hundred days, up to 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia using clubs and machetes . It was sparked . by death of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his plane was shot down above Kigali airport on April 6, 1994. Rwanda. History/facts:. 85% of Rwandans are Hutus but for most of Rwandan history the country was dominated by the Tutsi minority.. Tutsi in early Rwandan society were in charge of the cattle while Hutu tended the land. . of 1994 . By: Abby, Bryce, Jose . Date it Began . It lasted 100 days and in that time between 500,000 and one million Rwandan Tuties where murdered . Cause of conflict . Causes of the conflict arose from the tensions between the religious groups called the Hutu and Tuitses.. Circle of Distortion Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) data contain incident, victim, and offender information on most homicides reported to the police since 1976, I utilized these data to facilita 25 26 African Studies Review innocent, provide reparations, establish the truth, promote reconciliation between the Hutu and the Tutsi, and heal a nation torn apart by genocide and civil war in 1994. Political Violence, Cover Ups, and Cooptation Investigative Report N o 2 September 2017 The Congo Research Group (CRG) is an independent, non-profit research project dedicated to understanding the